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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,704 posts)
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:18 PM Jul 2021

97% of patients entering hospitals nationwide with COVID-19 are unvaccinated




Though cases and hospitalizations are on the rise nationwide, officials say new infections and hospital admissions overwhelmingly involve unvaccinated people. In fact, more than 97% of patients entering hospitals nationwide with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-17/la-county-coronavirus-cases-increase-mask-rules


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97% of patients entering hospitals nationwide with COVID-19 are unvaccinated (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2021 OP
So basic math says 2-3 percent are vaccinated? luv2fly Jul 2021 #1
No vaccine I'm aware of is one hundred percent effective. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2021 #2
The vaccines are around 90% effective against getting COVID. But numbers okaawhatever Jul 2021 #3
Israel reported Pfizer at 64% efficacy against delta SheltieLover Jul 2021 #4
Could be an outlier. DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2021 #5
IHM says vax 93% effective against hospitalizations and death means it's doing it's *MAIN* job uponit7771 Jul 2021 #6
Absolutely! But long haul can & does occur from astmptomatic & mild cases SheltieLover Jul 2021 #7

luv2fly

(2,475 posts)
1. So basic math says 2-3 percent are vaccinated?
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:31 PM
Jul 2021

That seems like a lot but what do I know... I do wonder which vaccine the folks who are vaccinated got.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,704 posts)
2. No vaccine I'm aware of is one hundred percent effective.
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:39 PM
Jul 2021

There are still unfortunate people who got polio after being vaccinated.

okaawhatever

(9,453 posts)
3. The vaccines are around 90% effective against getting COVID. But numbers
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:47 PM
Jul 2021

Are better when you look at serious cases of COVID, involving hospitalization and death.
I went to the source story to find their definition of vaccinated but it wasn’t listed. Vaccinated could mean having only 1 shot or it could mean both shots but including those before the 2 week waiting period.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
4. Israel reported Pfizer at 64% efficacy against delta
Sat Jul 17, 2021, 01:52 PM
Jul 2021

Still amazingly effective, but risks sure do exist, especially for those of advanced age and/or comorbidities.

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